Opinion & Features

THINKING ALOUD

When your new job description is actually a countdown timer

Accenture’s ‘reinventor’ label for its employees is coming for the rest of us

Singapore's hospital bed crunch is set to ease. Between 2025 and 2030, another 13,600 beds will be added to the healthcare system.
MIND THE GAP

Should you drop your Integrated Shield Plan? This health scare offers insights

A HEALTH scare that my husband suffered last month surfaced some perspectives on why a significant number of people, particularly seniors, may consider giving up their Integrated Shield Plans (IPs).

When it comes to culture wars, Russian President Vladimir Putin (above) and his US counterpart Donald Trump are allies; liberal Europe is the enemy.

Why Russia loves the US National Security Strategy

Europe’s liberal, pluralist leaderships pose a threat to the domestic political narratives that both Trump and Putin depend on to stay in power

Amid the tides of digital transformation, broadcasters can, and should, innovate without sacrificing quality and public-mindedness, says the writer.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Radio in the digital age: preserving connection amid transformation

The radio ecosystem must seek a balance between commercial imperatives and public-interest objectives

DeepSeek’s latest two models match the reasoning performance of OpenAI’s GPT-5 and Google’s Gemini 3 Pro.

China’s open-source AI is a national advantage

The models are akin to studying together to ace a test instead of relying on individual knowledge

The renminbi  is up almost 4% against the US dollar, and on course for the best annual performance in five years.

Why the push for a stronger renminbi won’t go away

With the US dollar likely to be soft for a few years, to hold the Chinese currency back would be to allow it to depreciate against other trading partners

As one of the few major European players in the enterprise-software sector, SAP's power lies not only in its scale, but in its ability to establish the rules and standards of global commerce.

European tech sovereignty requires digital leverage, not self-sufficiency

The EU should prioritise strategic capacity over policies that risk isolating the bloc

To build fluency in data and AI, it is helpful for organisations to invest in core upskilling tracks. These help build familiarity in using AI tools and seeing how real-time data can transform and trigger decisions in real time. 

How real-time skills and mindsets will set businesses apart in the AI era

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the workforce faster than most companies can adapt

A retail central bank digital currency would make the euro and the euro area more resilient to emerging forms of money, says the writer.

The quest for digital sovereignty in Europe

Before a digital euro can be introduced, the necessary legal foundations must be laid

There is no good substitute for American leadership in global trade but until the US again decides that liberal trade serves its interests, others are left to make the best of it.

How the EU and CPTPP can preserve global trade

Like-minded, pro-trade governments can launch what can serve as a supplement to the WTO to show that rule-based trade promotes growth and prosperity